This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 2,256,844 Global deaths: At least 154,350 Most cases reported: United States (706,779), Spain (190,839), Italy (172,434), France (149,130), and Germany (141,397). The data above was compiled by… Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities on Thursday reported a fresh case of bubonic plague in the country’s northern Inner Mongolia region, bringing the total number of plague cases to four since the beginning of the month. A rural herder in Siziwang county was diagnosed with the disease in a local hospital, according to a… Read More »
Fifteen Australians have salmonella poisoning linked to a line of frozen microwave meals. Health authorities say CORE Ingredients are recalling several of their Powerfoods frozen meals following the outbreak. South Australia Health has confirmed three of the cases, with two confirmed by authorities in the ACT. The meals are available Australia-wide in independent supermarkets, Coles,… Read More »
To help understand fertility patterns across demographics, researchers combed through the latest data from the National Survey of Family Growth to study contraceptive use among women. The results, published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, found that of the more than 5,500 respondents from 2015 to… Read More »